Tina

Life is not meant for just living, it is meant for rejoicing. That is the lesson that Nalini Nanote taught me. She left me speechless, so can't say much. Even after three cancer attacks, 71-year-old Nalini Nanote lives a normal life, travels frequently and enjoys every moment. Sharing her story, she said, “I was first diagnosed with cancer in January 1998.” My gynaecologist referred me to a cancer specialist, who explained the procedure to me,” she added. She went through six shots of chemotherapy, which left her feeling woozy. “However, I recovered very fast because I wanted to,” Nanote said. She continued her job as a senior supervisor at BSNL, while handling her household responsibilities. “My life got back to track and I lived a normal life, till I got retired,” she said. After retirement, she was diagnosed with throat cancer. “I could not eat or drink anything for eight months,” Nanote shared. Her doctor did not operate on her, saying it would not be safe. “Initial...

Like most Indian girls, even Deepa Thakur grew up under the cocoon of her parent's protection, but things changed when her father departed the world. She transformed her struggle into a pleasure as she cheered up taking it as an opportunity. Meet a beautiful, strong-willed woman, who makes life smile as she hops on stairs. Deepa Thakur Fighting poverty, polio and society, 30-year-old Deepa Thakur is an inspiration to everyone, who meets her. While most people lose their breath after climbing four flights of stairs, she hops up these stairs everyday to reach her office.  “Being alive is not our choice, but rest everything is our choice,” Thakur said. She said that she made a choice to be independent and happy, which everyone else can make too. “I have had polio since birth, and there is nothing I can about it,” she said. She elaborated that polio is a part of her life, not her life. “I drive a tricycle instead of a bike to my office, but like everyone I drive and work...

Vision is not the view of the world outside, it is the view inside, deep into our soul. Our bodies deteriorate and change overtime, but still, whatever we think becomes our reality. With a focused vision on making her life beautiful, Ankita Bargale created a beautiful world for herself, when she lost the ability to see the world normally. Ankita Bargale Asking children not to watch too much TV or play computer games, as it will negatively affect their eyesight, has become a regular phrase for parents. But how can someone deal with sudden loss of sight without doing anything that negatively affects eye?  Ankita Bargale not only dealt with the accident but also overcame it and became a successful banker. Talking about what happened, Bargale said, “I was in the first year of my college, when I suddenly lost my eyesight.”  She explained that a vein behind retina started drying out, which reduced her vision to barely 10%. “I didn’t have any accident nor did anything that w...

Like most people, I have had hard times in my life. However, tougher my life got, someone stronger stood by me, whose presence was enough for me to feel blessed. She is my best friend and childhood sweetheart. She is someone, whom I look up to. Before, I flow into a song, here is a brief about her: Puja Chawla, a strong, smart and sweet girl With determination for educating herself, 25-year-old Puja Chawla continued studying even when doctors had her locked up in a glass box with medicines to control most of her body functions.  Sharing her story, she said, “Like most 17-year-olds, I was preparing for CBSE class XII Board exams, when I started vomiting every morning after having milk.” Her mother felt that it was because she did not like milk and was stressed. “But after a week, I fainted and was rushed to a nearest hospital,” she said.  Hoping that it was a minor case of food poisoning, her parents sat in the waiting room, when the doctor told them that both her kidneys h...